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capitol¹
- /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
Sounds like capital · Rhymes with -æpɪtəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix). Compare Latin capitō and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul.
noun capitols · Capitol
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Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.
Similar: statehouse
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Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
Similar: Capitolium
- Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).
Capitol²
- /ˈkæpɪtəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English Capitolie, in historical sense, from Latin Capitōlium. Other meanings from specific instances of capitol, q.v. As a French town hall, a calque of French Capitole.
proper noun the Capitol
- The citadel and temples on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
- The town hall of Toulouse, France.
- The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet. ON January 20, 1953, I stood on a platform at the East Front of the Capitol in Washington to take the oath, administered by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, as the thirty-fourth President of the United States — an office I was to hold for eight years.
- The chief building in any state capital in which the state legislature meets.
Similar: Capitoline Hill, Capitole
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: washington, parliament, parliamentary, congressional, capital, congress, chapter, building, hill, capitale, congresses, parl, capitol building, state capitol, legislative building, legislature
proper noun
Similar: Capitoline Hill, Capitole
Translations
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noun any building where a legislature meets
| Español | capitolio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 国会議事堂 kokkaigijidō |
| 中文 | 國會大廈 /国会大厦 guóhuìdàshà |
| Русский | капито́лий kapitólij |
| Tiếng Việt | thủ phủ |
name temple of Jupiter in Rome
| Español | Templo de Júpiter, Capitolino |
|---|---|
| Português | Capitólio |
| Italiano | Campidoglio, Capitolio |
| Română | Capitoliu |
| Русский | Капито́лий Kapitólij |
name legislative building in Washington, D.C.
| Español | Capitolio de los Estados Unidos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미국 의회의사당 miguk uihoe'uisadang |
| 日本語 | 連邦議会議事堂 renpōgikai gijidō |
| 中文 | 國會大廈 /国会大厦 Guóhuì Dàshà |
| हिन्दी | कांग्रेस सदन kāṅgres sadan |
| Português | Capitólio |
| Français | Capitole des États-Unis, Capitole |
| Deutsch | Kapitol |
| Italiano | Campidoglio |
| Ελληνικά | Καπιτώλιο Kapitólio |
| Română | Capitoliu |
| Русский | Капито́лий Kapitólij |
| Tiếng Việt | Điện Capitol Hoa Kỳ |
| العربية | كَابِيتُول الوِلَايَات المُتَّحِدَة kābītūl al-wilāyāt al-muttaḥida |
| עברית | הקפיטול) ha-qapit'ol |
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title = {capitol},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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